Mining Incidents

Barton Mines Co LLC operator

Controlled by Randy Rapple
MSHA operator ID: L15017
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
159
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1983–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
578
citations
116
significant & substantial
$144,791
proposed penalties
$143,451
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,340 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
161
inspections on record
4,261
inspection hours
13.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
578 citations across 4,261 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$145K
proposed penalties
$143K
current assessed
$143K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
570 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
2
2024
3
2023
8
2022
1
2020
1
2018
1
2015
1
2014
1
2013
1
2012
2
2011
1
2010
4
2009
6
2008
1
2007
8
2006
7
2005
3
2004
6
2003
7
2002
10
2001
7
2000
16
1999
8
1998
7
1997
4
1996
5
1995
4
1994
3
1993
3
1992
2
1991
4
1990
7
1988
2
1987
6 (1f)
1986
3
1985
1
1984
1
1983
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 5, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Barton Mines Co LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPL CRUSHED IN3CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY.WAS ALONE AT THE TIME WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WORK BEING PERFORMED.APPARENTLY CLIMBED OVER THE SIDE OF CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BELOW AND TH US BACAME EXPOS9D TO AND CAUGHT IN THE TAKE-UP ASSEMBLY.WE DONT KNOW WHY HE DID SO.

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